Safety instructionsCAUTIONOnly use genuine Makita batteries. Use of non-genuine Makita batteries, or batteries that havebeen altered, may result in the battery burstingcausing fires, personal injury and damage. It willalso void the Makita warranty for the Makita tooland charger.Tips for maintaining maximum battery life:1. Charge the battery cartridge before com-pletely discharged. Always stop tool oper-ation and charge the battery cartridgewhen you notice less tool power.2. Never recharge a fully charged batterycartridge. Overcharging shortens the bat-tery service life.3. Charge the battery cartridge with roomtemperature at 10 °C - 40 °C (50 °F - 104°F). Let a hot battery cartridge cool downbefore charging it.Limits of useRefer to section Technical data. The instru-ment is designed for use in areas per-manently habitable for humans. Do not usethe product in explosion hazardous areas orin aggressive environments.DisposalCAUTIONFlat batteries must not be disposed of with house-hold waste. Care for the environment and takethem to the collection points provided in accord-ance with national or local regulations.The product must not be disposed withhousehold waste. Dispose of the productappropriately in accordance with the nationalregulations in force in your country. Adhereto the national and country specific reg-ulations.TransportTransport of instrumentAlways set the instrument in "Locked" position byturning the lock switch when transporting theinstrument (see Levelling lock). Please use the ori-ginal case or an equivalent packaging for trans-porting and shipping your measuring instrument.Makita SK105D/SK105GD 19